Jack-spool.



J. 0. HBBDEN & F. H. DANIBLL.

M. B. DANIELL, EXEUUTEIX 01' P. H. DLHIELL, DEU'D.

JACK SPOOL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

'mmzssts UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. HEBDEN, OF PEOVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, AND FREDERICK H. DANIELE, OF FRANKLIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE; MARY B. DANIELL EXECUTRIX 0F SAID FREDERICK H. DANIELL, DECEASED.

JACK-SPOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

Application filed July 28, 1909. Serial No. 510,072.

Our invention is an improved jack-spool or dresser-spool for use in handling warp or filling yarns.

Our improvement provides a novel means for supporting the yarn wound'in multiple on a spool or beam in such form that the material may be removed from the spool without unwinding it to be dyed or slmilarly treated in the package; and may then be returned to the spool after the dyeing in condition for delivering the ends in multiple without rewinding.

Our invention is fully set forth in the following specification, illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which:

F lgure 1 is a sectional view of the spool with the yarn mass represented b dot-anddash lines; Fi 2, an enlarge sectional view showing t e arrangement for adjusting the heads along the barrel of the spool; Fig. 3, an enlarged end View showin the clamping device for securing the heads on the barrel.

There are two different methods now generally employed for handling yarn in preparing it for use in the loom either as war or filling. With one method the yarn is wound into skeins to adaptit for dyeing, while with the other it is converted into what is termed a chain before applying it to the dyeing process. I

The process comprehending the dyeing of warp yarn in skein form has six distinct steps as follows: First, the yarn is wound from the spinning bobbins into skeins; secend, the yarn is dyed and dried in the skein;

ithird, it is next wound from the skeins on to spools with a single end on each s 001; fourth, from forty to sixty of the slngle ends are wound from the spools on to a larger s 001 called a jack-spool or dresserspool; fth, the multiple ends are taken from the jack-spool and wound on to the dresser where they are conditioned to prepare them for the weaving; sixth, from the dresser the ends are wound on to the loom beam which is afterward transferred to the loom to deliver to the weaving. This same process is employed in preparing yarn for use as filling except that in the final steps the yarn is wound from the jack-spool into fillin bobbins by a machine called a jack or bank quiller instead of being dressed and wound on to the loom beam.

Where the chain dyeing system is used the yarn is handled as follows: First, the yarn is converted from the spinning bobbins into the chain warp which is virtuall a long untwisted rope of several hund i'ed strands; second, the yarn is dyed and dried in the chain; third, the chain is split and wound in multiple ends on to beams; fourth, the ends are wound from the beam in multiple on to the slasher beam; fifth, the multiple ends are delivered to the slasher to be sized and dried; and sixth, from the slasher the yarn is wound on to the loom beam, if intended for use in the loom as warp. If the yarn is to be used for filling it is wound from the chain into quills or filling bobbins to be used in ,the shuttles of the loom.

Heretofore, it has always been necessary to convert the yarn from the bobbins either into skein or chain form in order to dye it, and after the dyeing another rewinding process is necessary to transfer the skeins or chains; as the case may be, on to s ools so that the ends may be wound in mu tiple on to the jack-spool. Our invention provides for winding the yarn in multiple direct from the bobbin to the jack-spool and comprehends the dyeing or other similar treatment of the yarn in the form of long cylindrical packages adapted for use in de livering the yarn from the jackspool to the dresser.

In Fig. 1, A is the jack-spool comprising a barrel a and heads I) and 0 adjustable along the barrel. The'barrel a is preferably of hollow form and may be either cylindrical brought up tight h and i which serve as trunnions for sup-' spool rotat-ively. The trunnions porting the formed with shoulders j and k 71. and z are and two flanges or disks Z and m are fittedto the' smaller diameters of the trunnions and adapted to abut the shoulders and is. When the trunnions are screwed into the blocks 1 and g the flanges Z and ,m are and the shoulders on the trunnions.

Fitted to the barrel a and adapted to slidev along its length are the two heads I) and a which .are preferably formed oI wood I and protected by a thin sheathing of metal,

represented by 'b-c', covering the outer faces of the heads and s un over on the rims to prevent the woo from chipping ofl". The heads b and 0 are provided with a" suitable number of buttons or fasteners n, n,

. etc., three being shown in Fig. 3,- which. are

pivoted on rivets 0,0, etc., and adapted to be turned to overlap the flanges Z and m. The fasteners n, n, etc., bind on the rim of the flanges and hold the heads 6 and 0 close up against their faces.

By, unscrewing the ,trunnions h and i the flanges land at can be removed from the ends of the barrel a and thisQprovides for removing the heads I) and 0 from the barrel.

' set up against It is necessary that at least one ofthe heads be removable in order that the tube on which the yarnis supported may be taken from the barrel and ap lied to the apparatus used in the process of yeing'the yarn. After the yarn has been dyed on the tube it is replaced on the barrel and theheads b and c the ends of the mass. The tube B is ada ted to contract longitudinally so that t e yarn may be compressed before applying the dyeingfluid, as hereaftermore particularly described, and after subjection to the dyeing process the whole massof yarn on the tube will be shortened somewhat as compared to its original length whe'n first wound. When the tube B is again applied to the barrel a it will therefore be necessary to adjust the heads b and@ in from the ends of the barrel to bring'them' against the ends of the package. To pro-- art-icularly or other attenuated.

endsof the barrel a are two 7 against the ends of the barrel a and held'securely between the blocks ride for this we make use of clamps C which are illustrated in Figs. 2 and -3. ,65

These clamps consist of two parts 7 and 12 having opposite openings p and p shaped to fit the barrel a and clamped together on said barrel by means of the bolts q. Both portions of the clamp C are formed with a circular rim 1 of the same diameter as the flanges l and at so that the fasteners a, n, etc., which are adapted to bear on the flanges are likewise adapted to engage the rim 1'-1'.

Fig. 2 shows one of the heads 0 moved in from the end of the barrel 0, and-held by the clamp C which may be secured'at any point length of the barrel a, see also Fig. 3. It will be understood that the clamps C are for use only in adjusting the heads along the barrel and securing them along the thereto when the length of the yarn package is less than the fu 1 length of the barrel. They are not required when the yarn package extends the whole length of-the spool and the heads are fastened to the flanges Z and m.

The operation of our device as used in handling yarns to prepare them for delivery to the war beam or quiller is as follows: The spool is'first assembled as shown in Fig. 1 with the heads I) and a secured against the flanges Z and m at the ends of the barrel a and the eontractible tube B supported on the barrel between the two heads. In this form the spool is applied toa suitable winding machine and the yarn wound thereon in multiple according to the number of ends required. In Fig. 1 we have illustrated the yarn mass by dot-and-dash lines which represent forty ends wound side by side to a diameter equal to the diameter of the heads 1) and'c and forming one long package comnarrow cheese-like posed of forty or more cops ma:, etc., abuttin' each other. After the. spool is filled with t e yarn it is removed from the windin machine and one of the heads is taken 0 by unscrewing one of the trunnions h or 11 and removing the corresponding flange l or m. The barrel of the spool is then withdrawn from the tube B, leaving a cylindrical mass of yarn supported byv the tube which forms a pervious, contractible holder for the yarn. The yarn is then applied to a dyeing apparatus such, for instance, as that shown and described in our patent application Serial'No. 427,379, filed April 16th, 1908. With this apparatus the yarn package is placed between two heads or en flanges and the flanges are then drawn together to contract the mass longitudinally to bring all of its portions to a uniform densit The dye-liquor or other fluid is then oreed into the,tube .B,and escapes through the foraminous wallso f the tube to penetrate the mass. As setifo'rth in the application above referred to. the compression of the yarn gives a uniform density to the mass so that all parts are dyed evenly and a much better result is secured than when the yarn is dyed in the skein or chain. After the yarn has been dyed amthen thoroughly dried by forcing steam or hot air through the mass while the latter is held under compression the package is removed from the dyeing apparatus and transferred bodily to the jack-spool again. As before stated. the length of the package will be slightly less than its full length when first wound. owing to the compression of the mass during saturation. and when the tube B is applied to the barrel I! it will be necessarv to adjust the heads 7) and c in from the. ends of the barrel to bring them against the ends of the package to protect the yarn and prevent its falling down on to the barrel. This is accomplished by unfastening the fasteners a. 11. etc., from the end flanges Z and m.

and applying the clam s C. C to'the barrel (1 in proper position to l()l(l the heads 6 and against the ends of the package. \Vhen the clamps C, C are properly positioned the bolts q. q are tightened to bind the clamps on the barrel and the buttons or fasteners 12. 21, etc., are then swung around to engage the rims r of the clamps. The dyed and finished yarn is now in condition to be delivered direct from the jack-spool to the dresser and thence to the warp-beam, or from the jack-spool to the quiller to be wound into filling bobbins.

It will be seen that our invention provides for the elimination of two steps in the usual process now employed in preparing warp or filling yarns for delivery to the weavlng. By the use of our device the operation of winding from the spinning bobbin into skeins or chains is' obviated, and also the operation of rewinding from the skeins or chains on to single end spools is done away with. Further, the yarn can be handled much more economically in the dyeing or similar processes when contained in the rela tively large packages as described than is possible when the yarn is in the form of skeins or chains. The handling of yarn in skein form is open to many objections, owin" to the liability of the ends becoming snarlet and tangled together or being lost in the loose coils which constitute the skein. There is always a considerable loss of time and waste of the yarn in transferring it from skeins to spools and the operation is extremely slow and diflicult. There are these same objections, besides others, to handling yarn in chain warps. The long lengths of yarn often become tangled together and it requires great skill and care in winding the ends from the chain. The chains are usually stretched out 011 the floor and take up considerable space during the winding operation which is very slow, as the ends must be watched very carefully and kept straight.

By the use of our new device we effect the saving of two operations in the handling of the yarn, eliminate a large percentage of the waste, and accomplish a much better result in the dyeing process. Besides providing for adjusting the heads of the spool to compensate or the compression of the yarn, our improvement also adapts the device to be used for different lengths of packages wound on the spool. In other words, any number of ends may be wound on the spool and the flanges adjusted the proper distance apart to accommodate the length of the winding.

We are aware that it is not new in the art to provide a spool or beam with heads adjustable lengthwise of the barrel and adapted to be clamped to the barrel by a two-part clam -ring. Therefore, we do not claim this eature of our device broadly, but

What we do claim is:

1. In a spool the combination with a barrel a, of a longitudinally compressible, pervious tube B supported on the barrel and removable heads bc adapted to be secured to the barrel.

2. In a spool the combination of a barrel, a longitudinally contractible, pervious tube supported on the barrel, heads adapted to slide along the barrel and means to secure the heads at different points on the barrel.

3. In a spool the combination of a barrel, a longitudinally contractible, pervious tube supported on the barrel and heads adjustable 100 along the barrel.

4. In a jack-spool the combination of a barrel, a longitudinally contractible, pervious tube su ported on the barrel, heads slidable on the barrel, means to secure the heads at 105 the ends of the barrel, and separate means to secure the heads at points in from theends of the barrel.

5. In a jack-spool the combination of a barrel, a longitudinally contractible, pervi- 110 ous tube supported on the barrel, flanges removably fastened to the ends of the barrel, heads adapted to be secured to the flanges, and clamps adapted to be clamped to the barrel and arran ed to secure the heads at 115 different points along the barrel. 7

6. In a jack-spool the combination of a barrel formed of angle iron, a longitudinally contractible, pervious tube supported on the barrel, blocks fastened in the ends of the 120 barreLtrunnions screwed into the blocks and formed with shoulders, flanges held between the blocks and the shoulders on the trunnions, heads fitted to the barrel, and fastoners on the heads adapted to engage the 125 flanges to secure the heads thereto.

5 movably securedonthe barrel.

% I emie e 7. In a jack-spool the combination of a frame, and heads removably secured to the 10 berrehe helically coiled Wire supported on barrel, 1 the barrel, a, tubular, flexible, pervious cov- In iestlmony whereof we afix our signaering surrounding the coils, and. heads re-. tures m presence of two witnesses..

v. JOHN G. HEBDEN. 8. In a jack-spool the combination of a, FREDERICK H. DANIELL.

barrel, a longitudinally contractible, tubuj Wiitnesses': lar, ribbed frame supported. on the barrel, a v ALEX.- YOUNG DAWSON,

flexible, pervi'ons covering surroundingjthe f MARY A. Om. 

